
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Opencast Coal (Compulsory Rights and Rights of Way) (Forms) Regulations 1987.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 11th December 1987.
2 
In these Regulations—
(a) “the 1958 Act” means the Opencast Coal Act 1958; and
(b) any reference to a numbered form includes a reference to a document in substantially the same form.
3 
Forms 1, 2 and 3 in Part I of the Schedule hereto are the prescribed forms for the purposes of subsections (1), (5)(c) and (10) respectively of section 15A of the 1958 Act.
4 
The forms set out in Part II of the Schedule hereto are hereby prescribed as follows:—
(a) in relation to England and Wales—
(i) forms 4 and 5 are the prescribed forms for the purposes of sections 10(2) and 11(1) respectively of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981;
(ii) form 6 (or in the case of a limited rights order, form 7) is the prescribed form for the purposes of section 12 of the said 1981 Act; and
(iii) forms 8 and 9 are the prescribed forms for the purposes of sections 15 and 22 respectively of the said 1981 Act;
(b) in relation to Scotland—
(i) forms 4 and 5 are the prescribed forms for the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3(a) respectively of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947;
(ii) form 6 (or, in the case of a limited rights order, form 7) is the prescribed form for the purposes of paragraph 3(b) of that Schedule; and
(iii) forms 8 and 9 are the prescribed forms for the purposes of paragraphs 6 and 13 respectively of that Schedule.
5 
The prescribed particulars for the purposes of section 15A(5)(c) of the 1958 Act are the particulars required to be included in a notice in form 2.
6 
The Opencast Coal (Authorisations and Compulsory Rights Orders) Regulations 1975 are hereby revoked; but any form prescribed by those regulations shall be deemed to be prescribed by these Regulations where an application or an order as the case may be has been made before the coming into force of these Regulations.
Nicholas Ridley
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
10th November 1987
SCHEDULE
The singular has been used throughout these forms: where the plural is required it should be used.
PART I
Regulation 3
FORM 1
FORM 2
Regulations 3 and 5
FORM 3
Regulation 3
PART II
FORM 4
Regulation 4
FORM 5
Regulation 4
FORM 6
Regulation 4
FORM 7
Regulation 4
FORM 8
Regulation 4
FORM 9
Regulation 4